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Tell Senate Foreign Relations Committee: No new military authorization

The following alert is circulated by our partners with the Justice and Peace office of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM).

This week (Tuesday or Wednesday) the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will have the chance to vote on war against the Islamic State. This is the first opportunity for the Senate to reject the president's plan that is perpetuating ongoing war.

Please call the Capitol switchboard at 877-429-0678. If your senator is on the committee (use link or see list below), ask to be connected to them. If not, ask to be connected to Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez (NJ). We encourage you to call for a "no" vote on a new "authorization of military force" against the Islamic State.

Here is a sample script to help you make your call:

Hi, my name is _______, and (if you're calling your senator say: "I'm from [city, state]"); (if you're calling Menendez say: "I'm a concerned Catholic U.S. citizen from "x" organization.") I strongly oppose the use of military force against the Islamic State, because there are other more effective and healthy options. Please vote "no" on authorizing the use of military force against the Islamic State when this proposal comes up in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Thank you.